Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France
Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France
Middle East crisis – live updates
Britain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.
The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones and specialist divers to help clear the strait mined by Iran – but no decision has been made on whether HMS Dragon or another warship would also be deployed.
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